LinCT 2013 Proceedings_Final

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LAPD-LINCT
INTERNATIONAL
COUNTER-TERRORISM
CONFERENCE

June 5-7, 2013
Los Angeles Police Department
Leadership in Counter-Terrorism (LinCT)

Sponsorship for the conference was generously provided by:
Conference Proceedings

Los Angeles, California – June 5-7, 2013

Hosted By
The Los Angeles Police Department
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The LinCT organization would like to extend special recognition to the following
organizations for their support of the 2013 LinCT Conference.

Los Angeles Police Department, Counter-
Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau
Thank you to the entire Counter-Terrorism and Special
Operations Bureau for the detailed and extensive work
done to plan and host the conference. We would like to
extend a special acknowledgement to Deputy Chief
Michael Downing and Lieutenant Anita McKeown for
their leadership that made for such a successful and
productive event.

The LinCT Tactical Demonstration was sponsored
by Universal Services of America. Thank you to
their team and the LAPD for demonstrating the top
notch response capabilities in true Hollywood
fashion.

The Conference Proceedings were developed with staff support from Lafayette Group
and the National Consortium for Advanced Policing.

Photography was provided by the Los Angeles Police Department.
Table of Contents

LinCT Alumni Association President’s Welcome ........................................................................................... 2
Leadership in Counter Terrorism Alumni Association Host Agency Welcome ............................................. 3
Host Agency Profile: Los Angeles Police Department .................................................................................. 4
Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau ...................................................................................... 4
Leadership in Counter Terrorism Overview .................................................................................................. 5
2013 LAPD-LINCT International Counter-Terrorism ..................................................................................... 6
Conference Theme: Collabortation .............................................................................................................. 6
Keynote Speakers ........................................................................................................................................ 11
Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency ........................................... 11
John Pistole, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration .................................................... 14
Honorable Michael Chertoff, Former Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Chairman
and Co-Founder, The Chertoff Group ..................................................................................................... 16
Keynote Special Briefings ............................................................................................................................ 19
2012 London Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games – Assistant Commissioner Chris Allison, London
Metropolitan Police Service .................................................................................................................... 19
Hostage Crisis Near In Amenas, Algeria – Detective Superintendent Jim Stokley, London Metropolitan
Police Service .......................................................................................................................................... 21
Panel Overviews .......................................................................................................................................... 24
Day 2, Panel 1 – Operational Approaches .............................................................................................. 35
Breakout Sessions ....................................................................................................................................... 43
Honorary Associates Induction ................................................................................................................... 47
Speakers ...................................................................................................................................................... 48
LAPD-LINCT International Counter-Terrorism Conference

LinCT Alumni Association President’s Welcome

I have had the privilege serving as the President of the Leadership
in Counter Terrorism Alumni Association (LinCT AA) for the past
twelve months. On behalf of the Alumni Association and our
partner, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), I would like
to present these Conference Proceedings from the 2013 LAPD-
LINCT Counter Terrorism Conference. As always, we listened to
great speakers and presentations that provided myriad
perspectives from the private and public sectors. In keeping with
tradition, this proceedings document only captures the LinCT AA
meeting portion of the conference.

We approached the planning of this conference differently this
year. We had the distinct honor of combining our meeting with the United States National
Homeland Security Association (NHSA) conference for a total of five days. The NHSA is a
conference held annually in the United States in major urban areas to foster information sharing
in all homeland security disciplines. This was a unique and valuable experience for the other
Five Eyes partners of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom to get a
glimpse at U.S. homeland security efforts and to network with specialists from across the
nation. This cooperation also was keeping with the theme of this year’s conference – building
relationships domestically and abroad.

The LinCT AA maintains an invaluable relationship with LAPD, and once again, owes a huge
thank you to Deputy Chief Mike Downing and his team for a great meeting and amazing
demonstrations. I look forward to seeing everyone again next year for the LinCT meeting in the
great city of Los Angeles.

Jon Boutcher
Assistant Chief Constable
Joint Protective Services
United Kingdom
President 2012/13

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Leadership in Counter Terrorism Alumni Association
Host Agency Welcome

The threat we face as law enforcement counter-terrorism officials
is ever changing and evolving, so we must as well. We cannot
succeed without each other domestically and abroad. The
Leadership in Counter Terrorism Alumni Association makes it
possible for us to continually meet and explore new methods to
counter violence. This year, our partnership with the United
States’ National Homeland Security Association’s annual
conference enables our peers from the Five Eyes to get a broader
perspective of homeland security in the United States. Roughly
1,200 members of the homeland security community gathered to
share best practices and lessons learned.

The theme of this year’s conference was building relationships
domestically and abroad. Presenters discussed the importance
of collaboration and collocation of resources. They also explored how the private and public
sectors can better work together.

I would like to thank the Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau for their hard work
and attention to detail. Without them, this conference would not be possible. The staff did an
excellent job coordinating the conference and demonstrations. We look forward to being able
to support and play host to the conference into the future.

Sincerely,
Michael P. Downing
Commanding Officer, LAPD Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau
Past President, Leadership in Counter Terrorism Alumni Association (2010-2011)

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Host Agency Profile: Los Angeles Police Department
Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau

The Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau (CTSOB) is responsible for planning,
response, and intelligence activities related to terrorism and other crimes. CTSOB’s mission is:
“To Prevent terrorism by effectively sharing information aimed at disrupting terrorist's
operational capability and addressing the underlying causes associated with the motivational
component; to Protect the public and critical infrastructure by leveraging private sector
resources and hardening targets; to Pursue terrorists and those criminal enterprises that support
them; and, to Prepare the citizenry and the city government for consequences associated with
terrorist operations against the city.”

Deputy Chief Michael Downing is the Commanding Officer of CTSOB. CTSOB is comprised of
the Major Crimes Division (MCD), the Emergency Services Division (ESD), Metropolitan
Division, Air Support Division (ASD), and Emergency Operations Division (EOD).
The Major Crime Division’s primary objective is the prevention of significant disruptions of
public order in the City of Los Angeles. MCD investigates individuals or groups who plan,
threaten, finance, aid, abet, attempt, or perform unlawful acts which threaten public safety.
MCD investigators are committed to preventing individuals or groups from harassing or
harming others on the basis of race, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation. The
division’s Commanding Officer is Captain Steven S. Sambar. MCD sections include:

 Criminal Conspiracy Section  Source Development Unit
 Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Section  Criminal Investigative Section
 Liaison Section  Analysis Section
 Organized Crime Section  Joint Regional Intelligence Center
 Surveillance Support Section

The Emergency Services Division is charged with safeguarding the public by preventing and/or
mitigating terrorist and other criminal activities through threat assessments, detection,
deterrence, and the rapid response to criminal incidents. The division’s Commanding Officer is
Captain Thomas McDonald and its sections include:

 Archangel Section  Hazardous Devices/Materials Section
o Critical Asset Assessment Team o Bomb Squad Unit
o R&D Training Unit o Hazardous Materials Unit
o Advanced Technology Unit  Bomb Detection K-9 Section
o Asset Protection Cadre o Bomb Detection K-9 Unit

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Leadership in Counter Terrorism Overview

The following is a brief overview of the LinCT program and its history:

 LinCT was initiated in 2004 as a joint leadership project between the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), Scottish Police College, the Police Service of Northern Ireland, The
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Harvard University and St. Andrews University;
 Focus is on the prevention of terrorism;
 There are three primary threads of content that are integrated throughout the program:
Counter Terrorism, Intelligence and Leadership;
 The program is primarily strategic rather than operational;
 The critical outcomes are to improve inter-agency cooperation through enhanced
communications, information sharing and personal relationships;
 In 2006 the program was expanded to the Pacific Region in partnership with the
Australian Federal Police and the Australian Institute of Police Management;
 Participants represent the partner countries’ domestic and Federal Law Enforcement,
Military, and Intelligence Communities; and
 The LinCT program is governed by an international Board of Governors consisting of
the Chief Executive Officers from the participating countries’ lead agencies.

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2013 LAPD-LINCT International Counter-Terrorism
Conference Theme: Collabortation

The world is changing rapidly. With the birth of the Internet, criminal and terrorist
organizations have globalized their operations. In response, law enforcement must continue to
do so as well. This can only be accomplished by building relationships and partnerships at
home and abroad. The Leadership in Counter Terrorism Alumni Association (LinCT AA) not
only took this opportunity to continue its partnership with the Los Angeles Police Department
(LAPD), but also increased its reach and partnered with the United States National Homeland
Security Association (NHSA) conference. The NHSA holds a conference annually in the United
States in major urban areas to foster information sharing in all homeland security disciplines.
This partnership increased the LinCT AA’s reach and ability to build partnerships around the
world. To highlight the importance of this, the theme of the conference was collaboration. To
be successful, many speakers presented overlapping themes that are tried methods of building
partnerships that are effective and last as discussed in the textbox below.

2013 LinCT Conference Themes:

While all panelists discussed the importance of collaboration, there were also some
major topical themes:

Conducting Exercises and
Building Partnerships
Training

Countering Violence
Embracing Social Media
Extremism

Ensuring Global Information
Enhancing Cyber Capabilities
Exchange

Performing Risk-Based Security

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